Char Siu (Chinese Barbeque Pork)

Pork belly is marinated in a soy sauce-based mixture then broiled until dark and glossy in this Chinese char siu, or barbequed pork, recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 355 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons honey
• ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 tablespoons Shaoxing cooking wine
• 1 tablespoon pureed kiwi
• 1 tablespoon Chinese dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon Thai chile sauce
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1 ½ pounds pork belly, skin removed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix honey, cooking wine, hoisin sauce, kiwi, dark soy sauce, chile sauce, garlic, oyster sauce, and five-spice powder together in a large resealable plastic bag. Add pork belly. Seal bag, pressing out as much air as possible.

Step 2

Place bag on a plate and marinate pork belly in the refrigerator, flipping occasionally, for at least 2 days.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C) with a rack in the upper third of the oven. Set a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet.

Step 4

Place pork belly on the wire rack, reserving marinade.

Step 5

Bake pork belly in the preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 hour. Remove pork belly from the oven; baste with reserved marinade.

Step 6

Move oven rack to the top position and preheat the oven's broiler.

Step 7

Broil pork until it is dark and glossy and the edges start to blacken, about 5 minutes. Flip and baste on the second side. Continue broiling until second side darkens and starts to blacken, about 5 minutes more. Slice with a sharp knife.